RED OLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF The Light of X&eftern Star? BEMm THE VISITORS PYNOPHIS. Arriving t tlio lonely little rallroiul station nt HI Cnjon, Now Mexico, Madeline llnniiiniml. Now York noolety Klrl, Itrids no oin to meet bur Wlillt: In tlie wiiltliiK room a drtmkin cowboy i-ntor. inkn If alio In mmrleil, ami depart", leaving her IrrrKluil Ho retains with a jirii. who kopi throiiKh mme sort of ceremony and the cow hoy forces her to mil "HI" Ask ing her mime and leiirnlliK hor Identity the cow hoy seenm dared In a ahnotliiK fccrape utitnldc the room a Mexlcnn In killed Tim enn boy lets a Klrl. Honlta take bis borne and escape, thon con ducts Madeline to Florence KIiiks lej frlind of her brother riur i nee welcome her, learns her Mory, and dismisses the cowboy, dene Stownrt Next day Alfred Hammond, Madellno'H brother, tnkes Stewart to task Madeline exonerates him of any wronn In tent Alfred, scion of a wealthy family, han been dismissed from hli homo because of hU dlsslpa tlon Madeline sees that the Went linn redeemed him Bhe meets Stlllwell. Al's employer, typical weatern rnnchmnn. Stlllwell tells her how Stewart beat up the sheriff to .live hr from arrost and then lit out for the. border. Danny Main, one of StlllweU'a cowboys haR dlsnppent cd, with some of StlllweU'a money Ills friends link his name with tho girl Honlta Madeline nets a nllmpsB of life on a western lanch Stewart send Madeline 111 homo Mnjeatv She buyn out Stlllwell and "Her Majesty's llancho" becomes famous She finds her llfu work under "The llKit of Western Stars" Learn ln Htewnrt had been hurt In a brawl at Chlrlt'ahua Madeline visits him and pcrmiados him to come to the ranch as tho boss of her rowboja Jim Nels. Nick Steele and "Monty" Price are Madellne'M chief riders They hae a feud with Don Carlos' vauueron. who are really Riier rlllaa Madeline makeH Htowart promise that peace 1h kept They raid Hon Carlos' lancli for con traband arms Madeline and Florence, returning home from Alfred's ranch run Into an am bush of vaqueros Florence do covu them away and Madeline ets home safuly A raiding Ktierrllla band rarrles off Made line. Stewart follows ulone. He releases the Klrl. arranging for ransom. Returning home wltli Stewart, Madeline UiiiIh herself strangely stirred Madeline's Bis ter Union, with a party of naHtcrn friends, arrives at the runch, rrnvlnff excitement. CHAPTER XII Continued. 10 Kdlth Wayne- was n imtrlolnn bru iu'ltt n serious soft-voleed woinan, sweet mid klndl.v, despite u rather bit tct experience tlmt hail left her world l wise. Mrs. f'urrolltou Heck, u ilnlu, lively person, bud chaperoned the party. The fourtli mid Inst of the feminine contingent was Miss Dorntliy f'oombs Dot, ns tlio culled her n touug woniiin of uttrnctlve lilond pret Ihjess. ...For mini Caitleton wuh of very Munll stature. He haif n plnk-and-while completion, a munll golden mus tache, and his heavy ojollds, always Grouping, tniule lilm look dull. Ilia n't tlie, cut to what appeared to he an ex aggerated Ihillsli M.le, attrneted at tention to his diminutive Hle. He was luiuuuulate and fastidious. Itohert Weede was a rather Inrge llorld young man, reniaiUable only for his good nn line. Counting Iloyd Hnrey, n hand Home, pale-faced fellow, with the care levs smile of th man for whom life hud lieen easj untl pleasant, the party was complete. "Mnjc'ty, have jou planned any fun, niO e(ltemonl for us?" asked Helen 'Aboe all, Majesty, we want aoine thliii; to happen.'' "M. dear sister, inayhe you will hnve Mir wish fulillled," replied Madeline, Koherly. "Kdlth, Helen has made me mii Ions about your especial yon ruing." "Majesty. It Is only that I wnntcd to lie with you for a while," replied thin old friend. There was In the wistful reply, ac companied by a dark and eloquent glnnce of ejes, that told Madeline of Kdlth's understanding, of her aympn thy, and pei hails a betra.wtl of her own unquiet soul. It Kiiddened Madeline. How many women might there not he who hud the longing to break down the bars of their cage, hut had uot the M'irll : CHAPTER XIII Cowboy Golf. In the whirl of the succeeding days in was a mooted question whether .Madeline's guests or her cowboys or herself got the keenest enjoyment out .f the lljlng time Considering the .snnienes of the lowboys' ordinary life, she wr.s Inclined to think they mad:' tho ,uot ot the piesent. Stlll well nml Steumt, however, had found the situation trying. The woilc of the ranch had to go on, and some of It got sadly neglected. Stlllwell could not leslst the ladles any mote than he .could leslst I he fun In the extraor dlniiiy goings on of the cowboys. Stew urt alone kept tho business of cattle raising from a Brlous setback. Kurly mid late he was In the saddle, driving the lazy Mexicans whom he had hired JUi HUflVtt the cowbojB. Copyright by ftarpcr and B rot hurt One morning In June Madeline was sitting on the porch with her merry friends when Still well appeared on the corral path. He had not come to con sult Madeline for several days an omission so unusual an to he remarked. "Hero comes Hill In trouble," laughed Florence. Indeed, he bore some, faint resem blance to u thundercloud as he up prom lied the porch ; hut tho greetings he not from Madeline's parly, especial ly from Helen and Dorothy, chased away the blackness from liln face and brought the wonderful wrinkling smile. "Miss Majesty, sure I'm a sad de moralized old cattleman," he said, presently. "An' I'm In need of u heap of help." "Very well; unburden jourself." "Wal, the covvbo.vn have gone plumb batty, Jest plain crazy over this heali game of gol-lof." A merry penl of mirth greeted Still- well's solemn assertion. "Oh, Stlllwell, you are In fun," re piled Madeline. "I hope lo die If I'm not In (laid earnest," declnied the cattleman. "It's an amnzln' strange fact. Ask Flo. She'll tell you. She knows cowho.s, an' how If they ever start on soniethln' Ihcj ride It ns they ride a boss." Florence being appealed to, and evi dently feeling all e.ves upon her, mod estly replied that Stlllwell hnd scarce ly misstated the situation. "t'owhojs play like they work or light," she added. "They give their whole souls to It. They are great big simple hoys." "Indeed they are," said Madeline. "Oh, I'm glad If they like the gnme of golf. They hnve so little piny." "Wal, Komethln's got to he did If we're to go on rnlsln' cattle at Her Majesty's Kancho." replied Stlllwell. He appeared both deliberate and re signed. Madeline remembered that despite Stlllwell's .simplicity he was as deep as any of his cowboys, and there was absolutely no goglng him where possi bilities of fun were concerned. Made line fancied that his exaggerated talk about the cowboji' sudden craze for golf was In line with certain other re markable tales that had lately emanat ed from him. Some very strange things had occurred of late, and It wns Im possible to tell whether or not they were accidents, mere coincidents, or deeiHlald, skillfully worked-out designs of the fun-loving cowboys. Certainly there had been great fun, and at the expense of her guests, particularly Castloton. So Madeline was at a loss to know what to think about Stlllwell's latest elaboration. From mere force of habit she sympathized with him and found dllllculty In doubting his appar ent slneerlt.v. "To go back n ways," went on Stlll well, as Madeline looked on expect antly, "you recollect what pride the boys took In llln' up that gol-lof course out on the mesa? Wal, they worked on the Job, an' though I never seen any other course, I'll gamble ours can't he beat. The hoys was sure em Ions about that game. You recollect also how they all wanted to see you an' our hr.other play, an' be caddies for jou? Wal, whenever you'd "Miss Majesty, Sure I'm a Sad De moralized Old Cattleman," He Said Presently. quit they'd go to work trln to play the game. Monty I'rlce, he was the leadln' spirit. Old as I am, Miss Maj esty, an' used as I am to cowboy e eentrlkltles, I nearly dropped dald when I heeid that little hobble-footed, burned-tip Montana cow-puncher say there wasn't any game too swell for lilm, an gol-lof was Just his speed. Serious as a preacher, mind jou, lie was. An' he was always practliln'. When Stewart ae him charge of the rout m" an' the clubhouse an' till them ftuuij sticks, why, Monty wa- tickled to death. You see, Monty Is sensitive that he ain't much good any more for cowboy woik. He was glad to hino a lob that he didn't feel he was hangln' ho by kindness. Will, lie practiced tne ume. un' ho rad UiQ books lu A i Romance By Zane Grey clubhouse, an' he got the boys to doln' the same. That wnsn't very hard, 1 reckon. They played early an' late an' In the moonlight. For a while Monty was conch, an' the boys stood It. Hut pretty noon Frnnkle Slnde got puffed on his gnme, nn he had to hnve It out with Monty. Wnl, Monty beat lilm hnd. Then one after another the other hoys tackled Monty. IIo beat them all After that they split tip an began to play matches, two on a Hide. For a spell this worked fine. But cowho.vs can't never be sntlsllcd long onless they win nil the time. Monty an' Link Stevens, both cripples, you might say, Joined forces an' elected to beat all comers. Wal, they did, an' thnt's the trouble. Down nt the bunks In the evenln's It's some mortlfyln' the way Monty nn Link crow over the rest of the outfit. They've taken on nupcrlor airs. You couldn't reach up to Monty with n trimmed spruce pole. An Link wnl, he's Just nmnzlu' scornful. I want to say, for the good of ranehln', not to mention n possible fight, that Monty nn Link hev got to be bent There'll he no pence round this ranch till Hint's done." Madeline could hardly control her mirth. "What In the world enn T do?" "Wal, I reckon I couldn't say. I only come to you for advice. All I'm sure of Is thnt the conceit has got to be taken out of Monty an' Link." "Stlllwell, listen," snld Madeline, brightly. "We'll nrrnnge a match game, n foursome, between Monty mid Link nnd your best picked tenm. Cas tleton. who Is an expert golfer, will umpire. My sister, nnd friends, mid 1 will take turns as caddies for your team. That will be fair, considering yours Is the weaker Coddles mny coach, nnd perhaps expert advice Is all that Is necessary for your team to de feat Monty's." "A grand Idee," declnred Stlllwell. with Instant decision. "When enn we have this match game?" "Why, today this afternoon. We'll all ride out to the links." The Idea was ns enthusiastically re ceived by Madeline's guests ns It had been by Stlllwell. Madeline was pleased to note how seriously they had taken the old cattleman's story. She had a little throb of wild expectancy that ninde her both fear and delight In the afternoon's prospect. The June dnys hnd set In warm ; In fact, hot during the noon hours; mid this had Inculcated In her Insatiable visitors a tendency to profit by the ex perience of those used to the South west. They Indulged In the testfiit siesta during the heated term of the day. Madeline wns awakened by Majes ty's well-known whistle and pounding on the gravel. Then she heard the other horses. When she went out she found her party assembled In gala golf attire, and with spirits to match their costumes. Castleton, espeolnll, ap peared resplendent In a golf coat that beggared description. Madeline bad faint misgivings when she reflected on what Monty and Nels and Nick might do tinder the Influence of that blazing garment. "Oh, Malesty," cried Helen, as Mad eline wei.t up to her horse, "don't make him kneel! Try that tl.vlng mount. Wg ifll want to see It. It's so stunning." "Hut tlut way, too, I must hnve him kneel," said Madeline, "or I can't reach the stirrup. He's so tremen dously high." Madeline had to yield to the lunch ing Insistence of her friends, and after all of Uiem except Florence were up she made Ma lest v co down on one knee. Then she stood on his left side, facing buck, and took n good firm grip on the bridle and pommel and his mnne. After she had slipped the toe of her boot firmly Into the stirrup she called to Majesty. He Jumped and swung her up Into the saddle. "Now Just to see how It ought tn be done watch Florence," said Madeline. The Western girl was at her best In lidlng-hablt and with her hone It was beautiful to see the eie-e and grace with which she accomplished the cowboys' ll.vlng mount. Then she led the nnrty down the slope and ncross the flat to climb the mesa. Madeline never saw a gioup oi tow bovsSvlthout looking them over almost unconselouslj, for her foieinan, (iene Stewart. This afternoon, as usual he was nut present. However, she now had a sense of which she was wholly conscious that she was both disap pointed mid lirltated. He had teully not been attentive to her guests, and he. of all her cowboys, was the one of whom tlie.v wanted most to see some thing. Stewart, however, Immediately slipped out of her mind as she Mir ve.ved the group of cowho.vs on (he links. Hy actual count there weie slv teen, not Including Stlllwell. The cow bos were on dress-parade, looking ver.v illlTcicnt In Madeline's e.ves, at least, from the wa.v cowho.vs usually appealed. Sombreros with silver buckles and horsehair bauds weu In evldeiue; mid bright silk scarls, em broidered vests, fringed mid ornament ed chaps, huge swinging guns, and clinking silver spurs leut u festive ap- the! pearaucp, " I said Stlllwell, tnkltiB Mndellne's bridle. "(Jet down get down. We're sure amnzln' glad an' proud. An', Miss Majesty, I'm olTorlu' to beg pavvdln for the way the boys uro packln' guns. Mebbe It ain't polite. But It's Stew art's orders." "Slewait's orders 1" echoed Made line. Her friends were suddenly silent. "I leckou he won't take no chances on the boys belu' surprised sudden by raiders. An' there's raiders operatln' In from the (luadaliipes. That's all. Xnthlii' to worry over. I was Just ex plalnln'." Madeline, with several of her party, expressed relief, but Helen showed ex citement and then disappointment. "Oh, I want something to happen!" she cried. Sixteen pairs of keen cowboy eyes fastened Intently upon her pretty, petu lant face; and Madeline divined, If Helen did not, thnt the desired con summation was not fur off. "So do I," said Dot Coombs. "It would bo perfectly lovely to have u real adventure." The gaze of the sixteen cow boys shifted and sought tho demuro face of this other discontented girl. Made line laughed, and Stlllwell wore his strange, moving smile. Monty and Link, like two emperors, came stalking across the links. Mndellne's friends were hugely amused over the prospective match; but, except for Dorothy und Castleton, No Action of His Was Any Longer In significant, but Violent Action Meant So Much. they disclaimed any ambition for ac tive participation. Accordingly, Made line appointed Castleton to Judge the play, Dorothy to act as caddie for Kd Linton, and she herself to be caddie for Ambrose. While Stlllwell beaming ly announced this momentous news to his team and supporters Monty and Link were striding up. Both were diminutive In size, bow legged, lame In one foot, and altogeth er unpiepossesslng. Link was young, and Monty's years, more than twice Link's, had left their mark. But it would have been Impossible to tell Monty's age. He was burned to the color and hardness of a cinder. He was dark-faced, swaggering, for all the world like a barbarian chief. "That Monty mnkes my ilesh creep," said Helen, low-voiced. "Itcnlly. Mr. Stlllwell, Is he so bad desperate as I've heard? Did he ever kill any- bod.v ?" "Sure. 'Most as ninny as Nels," re plied Stlllwell, cheerfully. "Oh! And Is that nice Mr. Nels a desperado, too? I wouldn't have thought so. He's so kind and old-fashioned and soft-voiced." "Nels Is sure an example of the doopllclty of men, Miss Helen. Don't you listen to his soft voice. lie's re.il ly as bad as a side-winder rattlesnake." One of the cowboys came for Castli ton nnd led him away to exploit upon ground rules. The game began. At first Madeline and Dorothy ossnved to direct the en deavors of their respective players. But all tlie.v said and did only made their team play tlie worse. At the third hole they wore far behind and hope lessl.v hew lldered. Madeline and her party sat up to watch the finish of the match. It came with spectacular suddenness. A sharp yell pealed out, and all the cowho.vs turned attentively In Its direction. A big black horse had surmounted the rim of the mesa and was Just breaking Into a run. His rider .veiled sharply to the cowboys. They wheeled to dash toward their grazing horses. "That's Stewatt. Theie Is some thing wrong," said Madeline, In alarm. Castleton stared. The other men ex claimed uneasily. The women sought Madeline's face with anxious e.ves. The black got Into his stride and bore swiftly down upon them. Madeline divided her emotions be tween growing alarm of some danger menacing and a thrill and quickening of pulse-beat that tingled over her whenever she saw Stewart In violent action. No action of his was an.v longer Insignificant, but violent action meant so much. It might mean any thing. For one moment she leniein beied Stlllwell' and till his talk about fun, and plots, nnd tricks to amuse her guests. Then she discountenanced the thought. Slew n might lend himself to a little fun. but he cared too much tor a horse to rim him at that speed unless there was Imperious need. That alone sulUced to answer Madeline's questioning curiosity. And her alarm mounted to fear not so much tor her Iself us for her guests, llut wlmt dim "Wal, you-nll raced over, I seen,' WlmWU grr could there he? She cotild ttilriK of nothing except the guerrillas. ( Whatever threatened, It would be met nml cluwheit bv thin limn Sttewnrt. I who was thundering up on his tleet horse; and ns he neared her, so that she could see the dark gleam of face and e.ves, she had a strange feeling of trust In her dependence upon him. The big black was so close to Made line and her friends that when Stew art pulled hint the dust and Mmd kicked up by his pounding hoofs flew In their faces, "Oh, Stewart, what Is It J" -cried Madeline. "(iuoss I scared you, Miss Ham mond," he replied. "But I'm pressed for lime, 'llicro's a gang of bandits hiding on the ranch, most likely In u deserted hut. They held up a train near Akuu I'rieta. I'at llnwe Is with the posse that's trailing them, and .von I know I'at has no use for us. I'm afiald ' It wouldn't be plensant for you or your guests to meet either the posse or the bandits." "I fancy not," snld Madeline, con siderably relieved. "We'll hurry buck to the house." , They exchanged no more speech at the moment, and Mndellno's guests were silent. Perhaps Stewart's ac tions nnd looks belled his calm words. His piercing eyes roved round the rhu of the mesa, und his face was as hard and stern as chiseled bronze. Monty nnd Nick came galloping u , each leading several hotses by the bridles. Nels appeared behind them I with Majesty, and he was having iron. ble with the roan. Madeline ob-erved that all the other cowboys hnd dlsai- peared. One shnrp word from Stewart calmed Madeline's horse; the other horses, however, were frightened and ' not Inclined to stand. The men mount ed without trouble, and likewise Made line nnd Florence. But IMlth Wnjmi and Mrs. Beck, being neivous and al most helpless, were with dllllculty got ten Into the saddle. ' "Beg pardon, but I'm pressed for time," said Stewart, coolly, as with Iron nrm he forced Dorothy's horse j almost to Its knees. Dorotlo, who was active and plucky, climbed i astride; and when Stewart loosed hl hold on bit and mane the horse ' doubled up and began to buck. Doroth.v screamed as she shot Into the air Stewart, as quick as the horse, leaped , forward and caught Doroth.v In hi arms. She hnd slipped head down ward, mid, had he not caught her would have had n serious fall. Stew art. handling her us If she were a child, turned her right side up to set her upon her feet. Dorothy evidentl.v ' thought only of the spectacle she pre- seated, and made startled motions tn icadjust her lidlng-hablt. It was no , time to laugh, though Madeline felt u ' If she wanted to. Besides, It was Im possible to be anything but sober with Stewnrt In violent mood. For he had Jumped at Dorothy's stubborn lnoiint. I All cowboys were masters of horses It was wonderful to see lilm conquer the vicious animal. 11. was cruel, per haps, yet It was from necessity. When, piesently, he led the horx back to Dorothy she mounted without further Double. Meanwhile, Nels mid Nick ' l.nd lifted Helen Info her saddle. "We'll take the aide trail," said Stewatt, shortly, as be swung upon the big black. Then he led the wa.v, and the other cowlmvs Hotted ill the le.ir. It was a loose trail. The we.itheicd slopes seemed to slide under the feet of the horses. Dust-clouds formed; rocks i oiled and rattled down; cactus opikes tore at horc mid rider. Half the time Madeline could uot ilKHn guMi those ahead tlnoiigli the .vellow dust. It was di.v and made her couuh. The horses snorted. At letmth the clouds of dust thinned and .Madeline saw the others before her ride out upon a level. Soon ahc was down, and Stewait also. The aleit, quiet manner of all the cowboys was not reassuring. As thev resumed the ride It was noticeable that Nels mid Nick were far In ad vance. Monty sta.ved far In the tear, and Stewart rode with the party. Madeline knew that they were really being escorted home under armed guard. When tlie.v rounded the bead of the mesa, bringing Into view the itinch house and the vallev, Madeline saw dust or smoke hovering over a hut upon the otitskltts of the Mexican quartets. As the sun hud set and the light wns fading, she could not distin guish whli h It was. Then Stewart set a fast pace for the house. In u few minutes the party was In the .viyul, ready and willing to dismount. Stlllwell appeared, ostensibly cheer ful, too cheerful to deceive Madeline. She noted nNo that a number ot armed cowboys were walking with their horses Just below the house. "Wal. you-nll had a nice little run," Stlllwell said, speaking genenill.v, "I reckon there wasn't much need of It. I'at I la we thinks he's got some out laws eorialled on the ranch. Nothln' at all to be fussed up about. Stew att's that pmllcuhir he won't have you nieetln' with any rowdle." Many and fervent were the expies slons of relief from Madeline's femi nine guests as they dismounted and went Into the house. Madeline tin go led behind to speak with Stlllwell and Stewart. "That nana of bnndlts Pat Hawe was chasm'. -they're hidin' in the house." (TO UK CONTINU15IJ) poEsible to Ce Too Critical. It Is u most unhappy and unhealthy thing to have too critical -w fcr - 1 others. J. U. Necalma. Chick that Cold and 'GttRldofthatCoMgh It ft damarous to lt tbem raw A tonic UxatlYO of dlrtct and posmveaciion upon mom oua nn- branei I noed. A For Tw fenerations Pft-rti-nn ti u nr n rod tharelfablntrnitttTiMit for rlddlnr thnavnlnm of all CJltArrhfll nntanna. tt a! ila dlffcation. tlmiu latea tho llvor and bowl action, enriches tho blood, tones up tho nervous syi tcm and aoothea tho Inflam ed and conceited tnucoua lining!, IToncat and deprndabta U the verdict of thousands. 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